মাহী

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Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit (compare Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀉𑀲𑀺 (māusi)), from Sanskrit মাতুঃষ্ৱসৃ (mātuḥṣbasṛ).[1] Cognate with Bengali মাসি (maśi), Sylheti ꠝꠂ (moi), Hindi मौसी (mausī), Marathi मावशी (māvśī).

Pronunciation

Noun

মাহী (mahi)

  1. younger maternal aunt (mother's younger sister)
    Synonym: (elder) জেঠাই (zethai)

Kinship declension

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mātuḥṣvasr̥”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَاهِي (māhī, eraser). Cognate with Hindi माही (māhī), Punjabi ਮਾਹੀ (māhī)

Proper noun

মাহী (mahi)

  1. a male given name, Mahi or Mahee, from Arabic
  2. beloved